Carpometacarpal joint

Carpometacarpal joint
Ligaments of wrist. Posterior view.
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Identifiers
Latinarticulationes carpometacarpeae
MeSHD052737
TA98A03.5.11.301
TA21827
FMA71362
Anatomical terminology

The carpometacarpal (CMC) joints are five joints in the wrist that articulate the distal row of carpal bones and the proximal bases of the five metacarpal bones.

The CMC joint of the thumb or the first CMC joint, also known as the trapeziometacarpal (TMC) joint, differs significantly from the other four CMC joints and is therefore described separately.